/560/ Indonesia's Putin ft. Vedi Hadiz

On oligarchy and the end of reform.

Vedi Hadiz is back on to talk to Lee and Alex about Indonesia, amidst severe economic instability in the country.

• What does the ascendancy of Prabowo Subianto represent?

• What is going on with the erratic economic policymaking?

• How is Prabowo bullying other oligarchs, and is it working?

• What similarities are there between Prabowo and Putin, or even Trump?

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Links:

• Oligarchy and the End of Reformasi in Indonesia: Power Reorganised, Vedi Hadiz & Richard Robison

• Prabowo’s Clampdown on Indonesian Tycoons Fuels Capital Flight, Bloomberg

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